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Local School Board Results Roundup from IPS to Marion County to the Suburbs

The recent election was consequential for all kinds of reasons on the state and national levels. There’s no dearth of reactions to these results and what they mean. But local elections matter too, particularly outcomes related to school boards across Marion County and the surrounding suburbs. Today, we round up results from IPS to Marion County to the surrounding suburbs. Continue reading Local School Board Results Roundup from IPS to Marion County to the Suburbs

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The Diverging Priorities of Local School Board Races From Carmel to IPS

School boards matter. It’s an elected position that for much of contemporary American life avoided politicization. So it’s been fascinating (and also disheartening) to watch school boards locally and nationally take on a political tint. Yet this politicization is far from a given. Just take the Indianapolis area, where it’s interesting to compare the differing trajectories of school board races in Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) and Carmel. Continue reading The Diverging Priorities of Local School Board Races From Carmel to IPS